Book
An outline of Seneca ceremonies at Coldspring Longhouse
Yale University Press • (9) • Published In 1936 • Pages: 23
By: Fenton, William N. (William Nelson).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Fenton describes the calendric cycle of Seneca ceremonies at Coldspring Longhouse, giving specific information on the functions of individual societies, form and contents of the rites, functions of specific rituals, and the differences in ceremonial procedure in this and other longhouses. The importance of moieties as social units in these ceremonies is given special attention. Included also in the accounts of the ceremonies are references to dances, songs, and secular activities accompanying the rites.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Organized ceremonial
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Iroquois
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1996
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Alice McCloskey ; 1954
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1933-1934
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Seneca ; Allegany Reservation, New York State, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- William N. Fenton
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Iroquois Indians